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The Red Cross Reports Massive Surge in Volunteer Numbers Worldwide in Response to COVID-19
The world’s largest humanitarian network has reported that hundreds of thousands of new volunteers have stepped up to work for free this year during...
Aircraft to Attempt Historic Solar-powered cross-USA Flight
A new group of aviation pioneers wants to attempt a flight across the United States with a decidedly more difficult twist thrown in –...
Danish Mystery Donor Leaves $200,000 in Red Cross Bin
An anonymous donor in Denmark has left nearly $200,000 (£120,000) in a clothes recycling bin outside a charity shop run by the Red Cross.
The...
Coke Vending Machines Collect Donations in Japan for Red Cross
If only charitable giving was as easy as buying a Coke at a vending machine. Well, now it is—at least in Japan.
A Coca-Cola bottling...
Americans Donate Over $120 Million to American Red Cross to Assist Japan
The American Red Cross announced that the public has generously donated $120.5 million to help the people of Japan following the March 11 earthquake...
Elephants Raise Funds for Haiti and Thailand Red Cross
Mingling good-naturedly among camera-toting tourists in Bangkok, three elephants carried around white baskets painted with red crosses soliciting donations for Haiti earthquake victims. The...
Red Cross Swim Lesson Sticks, Helps Save a Life
A fearless 6-year-old slipped into the deep end of the pool and quickly realized she was in trouble. “I frantically used one hand to...
Red Cross Collects Blood with Premiere of SAW IV
The Fourth Annual SAW "Give Til It Hurts" blood drive benefiting the Red Cross will coincide with the Halloween premiere of the latest title...
College Rivalry Swells Red Cross Blood Inventory
An autumn/Thanksgiving annual blood drives pit students from Penn State University against students at their rival school, Michigan State University to see which school...
Red Cross Connects Brothers Separated by War in Sudan
The American Red Cross of Alaska recently helped reconnect local Anchorage resident Tor Gach with his brother, who lives in a refugee camp in...
Prisoner in ‘Dirtiest Jail’ Rehabilitates Fellow Inmates with Recycling Program That Unites Prisoners
In Panama, prisoners are rehabilitating their behavior and the nation's rainforests at the same time through a plant nursery and recycling program supported by...
Good News in History, February 17
161 years ago today, the businessman and activist Henry Dunant, a Swiss public health society commissioner Théodore Maunoir, lawyer and civic leader Gustave Moynier, field...
Good News in History, February 11
2,684 years ago today is the traditional date for the foundation of the earliest centralized state on the islands of Japan. Descendant of the...
Good News in History, December 25
This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—December 25.
Good News in History, December 10
199 years ago today, the Reverend Minister George MacDonald was born in Aberdeenshire. A pious and valued member of his community, MacDonald achieved a...
Good News in History, December 6
111 years ago today, the bust of Nefertiti was discovered in the workshop of the sculptor Thutmose's workshop by German archaeologists. It has become...
Good News in History, October 29
100 years ago today, Turkey (Turkiye) declared itself an independent republic, signaling the end of the Ottoman Empire and the election of Mustapha Kemal...
Good News in History September 21
On this day in 1915, a Mr. Cecil Chubbs bought Stonehenge for £6,600. Born in Shrewton, four miles west of the iconic Neolithic monument,...
Good News in History, August 22
369 years ago today, Jacob Barsimson stepped off the boat on North American soil at "New Amsterdam" (Manhattan, New York City) on a mission...
‘My Brother Died a Hero’ Going Back to Save 4 Seniors in Maui Wildfire
Hula dancers swayed to the ocean waves on a South Carolina beach, all paying tribute to a hometown hero who died saving seniors in...